Grill Maestro

Here’s this week’s safety tip - never ever ever ever grill indoors.

First of all, there is probably only one reason why you even considered grilling indoors - it’s cold outside. It’s never too cold to grill but if it’s too cold for you to grill, perhaps you should consider doing something else!

Now since there’s no good reason to grill indoors, let’s talk about all the horrible things that could happen if you did.

• Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide: Anytime something burns, especially charcoal, it gives off carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. Both are odorless, so you won’t even know you’re breathing it! If you are indoors, the gases will collect until you pass out. If you pass out beside a grill, you’re going to cause some serious bodily harm to both yourself and anyone around you.
• Risk of flames catching: If there’s a particularly large flame and it happens to lick something close-by, such as a curtain or your awning, and it catches… oh baby are you in big trouble. This is less of a risk compared to the gases but still a concern if you’ve jiggered up some contraption to blow the smoke outside.

Ultimately, there’s no good reason to grill indoors and I’ve just given you two bad things that could happen, so please never grill indoors.